SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Christe Shopify Collective The gripping and sometimes hilarious

The gripping and sometimes hilarious narrative is woven together like the fabric of New York itself from over 100 original interviews with members of Absolution

• Metal era graphic timeline 1970-2003

A crucial and authoritative glance into that world

Von’s evil eye for imagery was already in full glare when Danzig picked him for the Misfits’s legendary ‘cave’ shoot in upstate New York

“A weird gold mine… of Austin music’s DIY age” —Austin Chronicle

SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Christe Shopify Collective The gripping and sometimes hilariousPublished by HarperCollins, the classic chronicle of metals tireless crusade. Over 150,000 copies in print in thirteen languages worldwide. A primary source and inspiration for countless documentaries, metal television shows, academic studies, die hard fans, and metal musicians. The pages of Sound of the Beast have been taught in heavy metal courses at Miami University of Ohio, University of Rochester, West Texas A&M University, and wherever